Corn yields in Eritrea
Eritrea: Corn yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in Eritrea stood at 1 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Eritrea peaked at 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2076 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5041 tonnes per hectare | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | 0.792 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5182 tonnes per hectare | 0.2076 tonnes per hectare | 0.9755 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9847 tonnes per hectare | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 2.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Land under cereal production 478,367 hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 305,210 metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 638 kg per hectare (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Eritrea?
- Corn yields in Eritrea was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2076 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for corn yields?
- Eritrea ranks 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.